NYPD B429 Accident at Manhattan Heliport “Overapplication of Flight Controls”
A NYPD Bell 429 was damaged while landing in Manhattan.
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Limitations of See and Avoid: Four Die in HEMS Helicopter / PA-28 Mid Air Collision
Four people died in a mid air collision while two aircraft were making training flights. Investigators dispute the effectiveness of see and avoid.
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Inadvertent PTT Pedal Input Causes Tail Rotor Tailboom Contact
A flight nurse reaching for the floor mounted PTT switch resulted in a yaw that exceeded certification requirements. The damage was missed until the next day.
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North Sea Helicopter Struck Sea After LOC-I on Approach During Night Shuttling
When a pilot became disorientated during a night approach, an S-76A gets into a dangerously low energy state and strikes the sea. Despite two crew, the helicopter was “operated in a manner very little different from a single pilot operation”.
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